The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16

the most refined and excessive debaucheries,
while reign of terror was instituted in the
capital by his fevorite, Sejanus ["Gen.
GoUrSom remarked somebody, under a
storm of laughter. Such was the condition
of affairs in the vast empire during the
years ~ and SOL mean in 10 and 80 Of
the Roman era. Tremendous applause and
laughter According to Tacitus, especially
one event III Tiberius' life overwhelmingly
impressed him. One day the vaults in the
dining-parlor of the palace fell in, number
OF men persisted IN the ruins, and the En-
peror himself came near being killed. The
old Emperor began to think seriously of
death. He saw the deplOrable condition of
affairs in his vast domains, and knew that it
would become still more deplOrable after his
death. He knew well that his successor was
a cruel idiot, heartless villain, but he
could not help it, and left everything TO
fate Nothing could save the tyrant. One
day he was assassinated in spite of all the
vigilance of the police, and the ferOciOus
Caigula became his successor. A coward,
brute and fool, he strangled those who,
through the removal of the old tyrant,
helped him mount the throne and-what
am outrage and disgrace.-among others a
woman [roaring applause and calls: Sophia
PeroVSka. J, Emma NRvius, was beheaded.
The empire, having been liberated from the
old tvrant, fell in the hands of the young,
vile and abject coward The reign of terror
progresSed-greaterp precautionary measures
were taken for the safety of the new tyrant.
But all is in vain. The God of vengeance
whom the crowned idiot worships is keeping
His arm stretched out to the tyrant himself.
1t viii reach him even in his place of hiding
and knock off his head at the first Opportu-
nifty. Vainly he surrounds himself with
spears, swords and rifles with spies, denun-
ciatOrs and hangmeni Vainly regiments of
guards watch his palace-even among them
Brutuses will be found, and he will be muir
dered by the officers of his guards, as it is
stated by Flavius JOSephus and SuetOniusm
An irresistible outburst of enthusiasm fol
lowed the reading of the paper. Frantic APP
plause and cheering roared through the en-
tire university building. The endeavOrS of
the professor whose face was as pale as that
OF corpse, to restore order We're i'll vain.
He hammered frantically and tried to speak,
but his voice was drowned in the storm of
cheers. The young man who Just finished
reading remained standing at the platform,
his face blushing and his white forehead wet
from perspiration. Each student jumped
from his seat to the platform to shake hands
and to embrace him. The large hail was
soon filled with people. Everybody who
happened to be in the university building
came to witness the uprOar Cries of
Down with tyrannym Down with the
lQlOJ! Long uNo uDerUy. rang through
the hall Suddenly the doors of the hail and
the entire building were taken possession of
by gendarmes, and in throwing glance at
the windows everybody could discover the
presence of several squadrons of Cossacks in
the streets Fifty students were arrested,
but few days later all but five obtained
their freedom. The author of the essay
his name is Audreas Tushin-was banishcd
to a little village in the province of Archan-
gelsk This episode created a great sensa-
ton in Russia. The essay, a translation Of
which is given above, was printed secretly
and distributed throughout the entire coun-
try. Il is a remarkable specimen of the
means and ways by which the censors are
being fooled in the land of the Gar. The
professor would never have noticed its trea-
sonable meaning if it was not for the out
cries and cheers of the enthusiastic gath
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